The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-26

Ii 1O1OWliG WdS IubTUuACEos
Resolued, There shall be written or printed
on the tickets to be voted, az follows =: For
delegates to choose delegates to the State
Conventions: for delegates TO convention to
Yeas-Huofaby, Noel Monroe, diiiiiand,
Ford, Alexander-6. NayB-Randolph. Nc
Kellar, Soape, Hollingsworth. Whitworth-5.
On motion Of Col. H~ollingsworth the COM
mlttee adjourned.
An Explanation and Apology from MIR.
Randolph, of Cadde.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2I.-Mr. e. Fl. Tlan-
dolph, the ingenious young reform" chair
man Of the Caddo parish Democratic execu-
tive committee, arrived in Washington last
night. and when seen by TIE TIMEs-DEMo-
GRAFT correspondent to-day was very anxious
port after his departure Friday morning.
He said that on the cars the day he left he
read in the Shreveport papers that the official
proceedings, OF the parish convention of
1888 had been found, and he wanted to
know what effect they had produced.
Mr., Randolph was very Apologize. He
said that if the proceedings were genuine the
MeEneIy people had at this stage Of the
sumption that they were genuine, he felt
that be had made q grave mistake. He felt
this 80 keenly after reading the news of the
discovery, while on his. journey, that at the
first convenient station he t~elegraphed back
to his friends to Withdraw his action. and to
let the committee assemble and go to work as
organized by the official proceedings. It u
to lind out il such a course had enfolloWed
that MI. Randolph seemed most solicitous.
Mr.. Randolph said that while the criti-
cism his action had provoked was to a GER
tain extent just, he wanted the people of
Louisiana to know that hi acted under a
misapprehension of the facts. Perhaps the
natural bias of q warm partisan had led nim
to lean unduly in the direction of his candi-
date for Governor, but he intended to act in
He said that q thorough search was made
by him. Mr.. Blanchard and Mr.. Holdings
worth for the missing record, and that when
it could not be found, they had recourse to
the public prints Of the,l day. one OF which
Committee Upef this he acted. II the Off
cial record had been before him, he never
would have done as he did. He only intend
&C, giving q place upon the committee to
those who Were, entitled to it on the prlma
facie evidence before him, and leaving to
the committee itself the right to Gust any I'M
properly seated emb
Mr.. Randolph deprecated Any split In the
| committee, and said that He had advised his
friends trenter into negotiations looking to
the f5rmatien OF the committee according TO
the record.
Mr.. .Randolr1pyil probably be detained in
| Washington Until next Wednesday, when ne
will return to Shreveport.
Another Address from the Members Sup.
porting McEnery.
SHREVEPORT, Nov. 22.-The following ad'
dress was issued to the people OF Caddo par
ish to-day:
few days after the late unfortunate diyis
ion of the executive committee OF our parish
the undersigned members Of said COMMITTEES
issued to you an address setting forth to yor
q plain statement of the facts, explanatory OF
the matter. You Will remember that' IN tls
Randolph at once and for the first time pre-
scented and decided on the claims OF j. U.
SpeaTman and j. w. Foster, we PROPOSED
to admit Spearman if Foster would with
draw. This was refused. You have learned
of our decision, and that each, SECTOR
fixed its own day for primary elections
But our section, DESTROYS OF exhaust
differences that had SO u%nhappily. sepa
rated the committee. invited the asslstanc'
of the subcommittee appointed by our stat
Central Committee. This sub-commlttee /
Lionel Adams, IS New Orleans, and. Gen
Leon Jastremski, of Baton Rouge, chairman
of the State Central Committee.
Two of these ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS an
the 18th and gave both sections of our com
nnittee a hearing on Saturday night, lot
instant, at the courthouse. On Thurs
day, while awaiting the coming OF the SUI
committee, the original manuscript reeor
of the parish convention of 1883 was founi
in the possession Of Mr.. s. w. Ford, one o
the secretaries. This record conclusively de
termlned two facts for which we have Soa
was composed of only fifteen membsfs an
tnaG Mr.. J. III. Foster was not n OF them
1t also shows that Spearmau, and not Adams
was elected a member of the committee ,froT
the first ward. As our section had Away
been ready to admit Spearman II fos-5
would Withdraw, and the record Of the paris!
convention settling both these questions, ]
was hoped that the publication OF this recor
ruo,1l5 Iaa5 the Rap6olph GentlDn to Weld tn
claims of Foster and bring about some enol
to adjust our differences without the intel
vention of Messrs. Jastrernski and MealeJ
phe paD nas atseste Cd b fge s Ses9ta N Ford ord an an
!, accompanied by a statement that the Origins
was in his hands, to be inspected by any on
' so desiring.
!. In this We were disappointed. Instead. Q
the publication of the record having N
effect desired and expected, its finding an
publication only served to FURNISH, the sap
emit and scholastic editor of the ShreEepol
Democrat q subject Tor his eausuc WIZ an
hilarious mefriment.-
!, When we assembled at the courthouse O
Saturday night the claim OF the Randolp
wing was presented to the sub-State eonani
: tee BY Hon. N. G. Blanchard, who had at
lively participated in the meetings OF tn
! committee on the 18th as proxy for Mr. III
= Kellar, and our side was presented by Gap
3 7. E. Bell. who had not go farParticlpatee
but who, ct our request, cheerfuAy %consente
to assist us in presenting our case befol
9 Messrs. Jastremski and Mealey. He place
in their hands q copy OF our former adafe'
as a process verbal OF our former proceeding
4 together with the original record OF the pa
, ish convention
I Mr. Blanchard presented his case with b
! usual cireuInspectiye force and clear9ies
. but Imagine our establishment when Int
3 rupted by the sub-committee with the dire
: question IF he still, after the production
the panutes of the parish cenEf4tlons pc
= sisted in Mr.. Fosters claim to a Seat in Il
committee ~ He replied that ne was n
prepared to answer that question, Wherenpi
"a Col. HoIiingsWorth stepped forward and q
nounced Mr. Fosters withdrawal.
This difficulty being removed, vas quick
replaced by another, TO VIII ~. blsncila5e
. Mr.. ]. H. Giiiiland. Now rensnlb Der that.
q the meeting of the 18th Mr.. Giilland's mef
y bershio had not been disputed. bus had De'
ia formaIig Inen only ms L1Sh Z
- the Office of secretary was questioned. I
membership WAS not disputed for the rsas'
of his alleged removal from the State Tor
& few months in 1885, while the files o. T
1. subcommittee, showed that after his retu,
to this State he actively participated IN T
10 meeting of the committee In june, 1SS
without question or objection. !,
Can't. Bell replied to this, that whereas {
u removal Of Mr.. Gilliland from the Sta
p may have furnished good reasons for his ]
n movat from the committee, had suc4 acIl
- been taken by the committee at the tin
\ that Ills TGttEIH 10 LiE 1bsstSs INV bNAaA5, y.
wears since, and his subsequent recognitl
y as q naesaber by active and unQEestion
participation in The meetings OF the comm
tee enred whatever objections on that scr
i TINT may have existed; he also, contend
Il " that the matter properly before the saIb-eo
miStee was the fixing OF the stains OF
i committee as shown by the record Of
sfsaif. affer being thus fixed, the deterrnil
:, ton Of the question whether or not hr. G
a. iiland had forfeited his membership; tina
~ such questions were to be investigated,
~ ~ was informed by persons then in the cog
- house tllat Mi. Spearman also had Tor o Il
removed from the STATE. and was N tle So
y. = coferorg with Mr.. GiiliIand, but that IN
III Judgment such objections TO either Spe
~ cal and unworthy of Democrats who "
az striving to heals their party breaches 6
ba thus the night wore away, until after u
ne night. without result, when an adjournn1
~ was had until the following day at 10
~ M The result OF next days cdilference